Yuni R. P - XL - Vuelo marino

YUNI R. P.'s painting is built from a direct, physical relationship with matter. Working mainly in oil on canvas and discarding the brush in favor of the spatula, the artist develops a pictorial surface in which color is not limited to describing the image: it acquires volume, direction, and movement.

The spatula allows him to deposit, drag, and layer the oil through broad, decisive gestures. From this procedure emerge surfaces of considerable material- chromatic richness, where the colors are partially on the canvas without completely losing their individuality. This feature constitutes one of the most recognizable elements of his language: intense blues, turquoises, solar yellows, oranges, reds, and whites appear faced and interwoven in a palette of great luminosity.

Although his production includes landscapes, gardens, figures, and urban scenes, in recent years the sea has become one of the great axes of his painting. Sailboats, ports, shores, reflections, and horizons repeatedly appear, transformed by a gaze that privileges sensory experience over meticulous description. His residence in Havana and daily proximity to the coastal landscape thus find natural reflection in his imagery.

Formally, his work dialogues with certain principles of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism: capturing changing light, chromatic fragmentation, and the will to convey an impression rather than a photographic reproduction of the subject. In some of his seascapes there is even a perceived affinity with Joaquín Sorolla’s luminous tradition, particularly in the interest in the glare of the water and in the way whites, blues, and yellows turn the sea surface into a space of light. It is not a matter of imitation, but of an affinity within a long tradition of artists fascinated by the relationship between sea, color, and luminosity.

However, YUNI R. P. takes that tradition toward a more materially emphatic painting. The imprint of the spatula remains visible and turns each color plane into a small structure. Up close, the painting can approach abstraction; from a distance, those blotches and directions reorganize themselves as sails, reflections, vegetation, figures, or horizons. That tension between abstraction and representation is one of the most attractive aspects of his work.

Photographs can barely convey this character fully. In front of the canvas, the relief of the oil and the changes produced by the incidence of light give the works a presence and a depth that exceed the two-dimensional image. The result is an immediate, vital, and recognizable painting, characterized by strong chromatic energy and a deeply optimistic view of the landscape.

The public trajectory of Yuniesky Rodríguez Peña includes solo and group exhibitions in Cuba and presence of his work in international private collections. His work has also been disseminated internationally through platforms and organizations dedicated to contemporary art. His works are collected in several places in Europe both privately and institutionally.

Artwork by the artist Yuni made in the technique of oil on high-quality professional canvas.
Size of 70 x 100 cm of painting.
Original edition.
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This extraordinary piece, executed in oil on a canvas of high quality, showcases with masterful expressive force the unwavering dynamism of a sailing boat boldly cutting through a stormy and vibrant sea. The composition stands out for its bold use of spatula and brush, achieving three-dimensional textures in the foam of the waves and in the inflated sails that tangible convey the power of the wind and the untamed energy of the ocean. The sky, blended in subtle tones of gold, pink, and deep celestial blues, crowns the scene with an atmosphere of freedom and perpetual movement that envelops the viewer, turning this piece into an exceptional and magnetic acquisition for any collector who values the passion of nautical adventure conveyed in contemporary art.